the un secretary general antonio guterres rebukes wealthier countries for stockpiling vaccines and tells the bbc his view on vaccine passports. is it possible to have a vaccine passport that facilitates exchanges and movements, but at the same time, that creates a new level of inequality in the world. and at the age of 81 why sir ian mckellen has chosen to take on one of the toughest roles in theatre. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the girlfriend of george floyd whose death in minneapolis last year sparked protests across the world took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin the police officer accused of murdering him. courtney ross cried as she talked about how she first met mr floyd and described their struggle with opioid addiction. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. our correspondent lebo diseko has been watching the evidence and a warning her report contains some dist
official secrets act. the un secretary general antonio guterres rebukes wealthier countries for stockpiling vaccines and tells the bbc his view on vaccine passports. is it possible to have a vaccine passport that facilitates exchanges and movement but at the same time it creates a new level of inequality in the world. and at the age of 81, why sir ian mckellen has chosen to take on one of the toughest roles in theatre. hello and welcome. the girlfriend of george floyd whose death in minneapolis last year sparked protests across the world took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering him. courtney ross cried as she talked about how she first met mr floyd and described their struggle with opioid addiction. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of manslaughter. our correspondent lebo diseko has been watching the evidence and a warning her report contains some disturbing images. a man who enjoyed
antonio gutteres has expressed great concern over rising political tension in myanmar. the armed forces are contesting the results of the election last november, which was overwhelmingly won by the ruling national league at 10:00, sophie raworth will be here with a full round up of the days news. first do black lives matter in brazil? in the first half of 2020, more people were killed by the police in rio dejaniero state than in the whole of america. 75% were black brazilians, many of whom were just teenagers. we must give a strong warning that this programme contains graphic violence and very distressing images, from the outset. sirens wail. they chant. the police stand accused of inflicting brutal violence. most often seen to be hurt are young black men. they chant. police brutality here is often horrific to watch. shocking violence causing terror and fear every day. but given how often it happens, there are no mass protests, no backlash in the media, nojustice. in the
the ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. and how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. welcome, you re in bbc news. the european union has announced it s introducing export controls on coronavirus vaccines so that it can monitor where they re being sent. it s the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. today the eu s medicines regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based vaccine maker has been intensifying. european countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered even if it means taking them from t